Wire pence



U N ITED STATES PATENT OFFC.

MATTHEW WALKER, DANIEL S. WALKER, AND MATTHEW WALKER, J R., OFPHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

WIRE FENCE.

Specication of Letters Patent No. 9,642, dated March 29, 1953.

To all wil-0m t may concern.'

Be it known that we, MATTHEW WALKER, DANIEL S. WALKER, and MATTHEWVALKER, Jr., of the city and county of Philadelphia, State ofPennsylvania, have invented an Improved fire Fence, of which thefollowing is a specification.

Our invention consists chiefly in so arranging the loop fastenings forwire fences, that the hook shall be within, and sustained by theinortise in the post in such manner that a great strain upon the wireshall not cause the hook to open out, or spread, as is frequently thecase with the hook and eye under other arrangements. We have also madean improvement in the form of the iron posts for such fences, making theline posts of wrought iron in a concave-convex form, for the purpose ofsteadiness, strength, and comparative lightness; and the corner posts ofangle iron, -for similar purposes. The swivel screws for tightening` thefence, and other parts, are common to wire fences, and well known.

In the drawing, Figure l, is an elevation of the concave-convex post.Fig. 2, an elevation of the angle iron post. Fig. 3, a top view of thefence. Fig. 4, an elevation of the fence. Fig. 5, shows the cast ironsocket or base of the post.

By reference to Fig. l, the hook will be seen at A, in its place withinthe mortise, the top and bott-om of the hook being sustained by the topand bottom of the mortise, and it is evident that the eifect of a strainupon the hook will force its top and bottom against the top and bottomof the mort-ise, and effectually prevent all further stretching of thehook, while at the same time the post is held more firmly in place.

B, exhibits the eye of the usual form.

A section of the concavo-eonveX post is seen at C, Fig. 3, and a sectionof the angle iron post at D; their purposes and advantages being asheretofore stated. These posts are to be set in cast iron sockets, suchas are shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

W'e regard the hook and eye fastening as offering great facilities inthe putting up of the farm fence, and this, whether it be used within orwithout the mortise, and as we claim to be the rst to have used it atall for such purpose, we wish to secure it for ourselves, it beingunderstood that when used without the inortise the wire must. be heavieror stronger. The cast iron socket is made somewhat tapering so as to bedriven into the ground with ease.

Fig. 6 is an end view of the socket seen from the smaller end and Fig. 5is a plan in outline of the same. In Fig. 4 the socket is shown in placewith the shank of the post inserted.

What we claim as our invent-ion and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The arrangement of the hooks within the inort-ises, so that the parts ofthe hook shall be sustained and keptfrom spreading by the mortise, and astr'ain upon the wires tend to steady the posts, as described.

MATTI-IE ALKER. DANIEL S. VALKER. MATTHEV VALKER, JR.

Vitnesses J. MITCHELL, MosEs WV. DEsBoRAND.

